by Joni Mattatall | Oct 5, 2021 | Guests, Hal-Con News
And we’re back with another amazing guest announcement! Our next guest is an author and editor, currently residing in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Born and raised in Newfoundland, she loves travelling, good food, and the Oxford comma. A prolific short story writer, her...
by Joni Mattatall | Oct 1, 2021 | Hal-Con News, Guests
We are delighted to announce that Conundrum Press will be joining us for #halcon2021! Conundrum Press was founded by Andy Brown in 1996 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Being an anglophone press in a francophone city meant maintaining an outsider perspective and strong...
by Joni Mattatall | Sep 29, 2021 | Hal-Con News, Guests
We are excited to be able to showcase so much local talent this year – and we’re even more excited to finally be able to share the details with all of you!Our next guest was born in London, England, and raised in Canada. She spent many years in Oakland,...
by Joni Mattatall | Sep 19, 2021 | Hal-Con News, Guests
Our next guest is a local author who hails from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. His recently published book The World of Dew and Other Stories is a wild sci-fi fantasy ride across universes where ghosts are collected in a Pokémon-Go style app, where scientists have discovered...
by Joni Mattatall | Sep 15, 2021 | Featured, Guests, Hal-Con News
This year, Hal-Con’s Guest Team has been focused on finding some amazing local guests. We’re excited to have the chance to focus on the extraordinary talent Nova Scotia has to offer, and we are thrilled to be able to begin announcing our line up! Our first...